Health · St. Charles

St. Charles, VA health

St. Charles differs from Virginia on 21 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (22.8% vs 11.1%) and more smokers (24.2% vs 12.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for St. Charles
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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 83 people are less certain, so we show St. Charles's figures without a grade.

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How St. Charles compares with Virginia

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 St. Charles adults…

38 of every 100 St. Charles adults have high blood pressure
Virginia: 35 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.2–42%

Bars show St. Charles; the black tick is Virginia. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

St. Charles, betterSt. Charles, worseToo close to callVirginia
Get no exerciseshare of adults 33% St. Charles
VA 23.8%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 39.5% St. Charles
VA 36%
Binge drinkshare of adults 16.2% St. Charles
VA 14.5%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 24.2% St. Charles
VA 12.2%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of St. Charles adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks Virginia.

75%
Yearly checkup
VA 79%
55%
Dentist visit
VA 68%
79%
Cholesterol check
VA 88%
50%
Colon screening
VA 67%
71%
Mammogram
VA 79%
73%
Taking BP meds
VA 77%
1 in 8
working-age adults has no health insurance
St. Charles 12.5% · Virginia 1 in 11 (8.7%)
Mind & connection

How St. Charles adults are doing

1 in 3St. Charles adults feel lonely
36.5% · Virginia 33.8% · too close to call
1 in 3St. Charles adults have been diagnosed with depression
28.8% · Virginia 21.8% · worse
1 in 4St. Charles adults lack social or emotional support
23.4% · Virginia 21.6% · too close to call
1 in 4St. Charles adults are in frequent mental distress
23.1% · Virginia 15.9% · worse
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 5
St. Charles adults worry about having enough food
21.7% · VA 13.1% · worse
1 in 6
St. Charles adults worry about keeping their housing
15.6% · VA 10.9% · worse
1 in 9
St. Charles adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
11.2% · VA 7.1% · worse
1 in 8
St. Charles adults lack reliable transportation
12% · VA 7.4% · worse

21.7% of St. Charles adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 10.7% across Virginia.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.2%

of St. Charles adults live with a disability (Virginia 30%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs19.4%
Thinking or memory23.3%
Hearing9%
Errands alone13.5%
Vision7.5%
Dressing or bathing5.9%

Black tick: Virginia. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Getting care

Care in and near St. Charles

1 community health center in St. Charles, plus the nearest just outside it.

HNearest ERLee County Community HospitalPennington Gap · 3.9 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyLonesome Pine Hospital★★★★★ · 17.3 miDirections →
+Low-cost careSt. Charles Health CouncilSaint Charles · 0.1 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
0.1 mi
St. Charles Health Council
4 sites · nearest in Saint Charles
Sliding-scale feesIn St. Charles
Directions to nearest
3.9 mi
Lee County Community Hospital
Pennington Gap · not rated
ERRural critical access
8.5 mi
Clover Fork Outpatient Medical Project
2 sites · nearest in Evarts
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
14.1 mi
Harlan Arh Hospital
Harlan · ★★★★★
ER
17.3 mi
Lonesome Pine Hospital
Big Stone Gap · ★★★★★
ER
20.8 mi
Hancock County Hospital
Sneedville · not rated
ERRural critical access
! Primary careSt. Charles's county is a federal shortage area.Lee County · need score 15 of 25
! Dental careSt. Charles's county is a federal shortage area.Lee County · need score 20 of 25
! Mental healthSt. Charles's county is a federal shortage area.Planning District I MHCA · need score 18 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of St. Charles. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for St. Charles
MeasureSt. CharlesMarginVirginia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure37.5%33.2–42%35.4%about the same
High cholesterol37.6%33.5–42.3%38%about the same
Obesity41.9%33.9–50.8%34.5%about the same
Arthritis28.8%25.4–32.3%26.2%about the same
Depression28.8%24.9–33.4%21.8%worse
Lost all teeth (65+)22.8%18.5–27%11.1%worse
Asthma12.1%10.6–13.8%10.4%worse
Cancer (not skin)6.8%6.1–7.7%7.7%about the same
Diabetes13.7%11.8–15.8%12.5%about the same
COPD10.9%8.9–13.1%6.2%worse
Heart disease8%6.9–9.3%6.1%worse
Stroke4.2%3.6–5%3.3%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes24.2%20–28.6%12.2%worse
Binge drink16.2%13.1–19.6%14.5%about the same
Get no exercise33%27.5–39.1%23.8%worse
Sleep under 7 hours39.5%32.4–46.8%36%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup74.6%70.2–78.8%79.2%worse
Dentist visit55.2%51.1–59%67.9%worse
Cholesterol check79.2%75.7–82.5%87.5%worse
Colon screening49.6%43.8–55%67.4%worse
Mammogram71.3%62.6–78.8%78.6%about the same
Taking BP meds72.9%69.3–76.1%76.8%worse
No health insurance12.5%9–16.4%8.7%worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely36.5%31.1–42.7%33.8%about the same
Lack emotional support23.4%19.6–27.8%21.6%about the same
Frequent mental distress23.1%20.4–26.2%15.9%worse
Fair or poor health27.7%23–32.8%18.1%worse
Frequent physical distress18.8%16.3–21.7%12.8%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity21.7%17.2–27.1%13.1%worse
Housing insecurity15.6%12.8–18.8%10.9%worse
Utility shut-off threat11.2%9.5–13.2%7.1%worse
No reliable transportation12%10–14.4%7.4%worse
Receive SNAP21.7%17.2–26.9%10.7%
Disability
Any disability42.2%36.7–48.2%30%
Walking or climbing stairs19.4%16.3–22.9%13.5%
Thinking or memory23.3%19.9–27%14%
Hearing9%7.9–10.3%6.4%
Vision7.5%6.2–8.9%4.7%
Dressing or bathing5.9%4.9–7.2%3.5%
Errands alone13.5%11.4–15.9%7.7%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed St. Charles door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the Virginia figure falls inside it, we don't call St. Charles better or worse.
CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes St. Charles directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The Virginia figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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